InterstellART

InterstellART| Putting the 'Art' in Artemis

Awards & Nominations

InterstellART has received the following awards and nominations. Way to go!

Global Finalist

Putting the 'Art' in Artemis

Your challenge is to create an artistic work to communicate, inform, or inspire others about humanity's road to Mars. Your art may be in any form, including (but not limited to): drawing, painting, sculpture, computer generated 2D or 3D, music, film, music video, written or spoken word, dance, and textile.

Summary

The Golden Voyage is an educational experience targeted towards children and teens who are curious space lovers. Once users enter the virtual portion of the experience, they will be able to explore the inner rooms of NASA’s Golden Record. In this space, they will learn about which elements of life on planet Earth are stored within the famed Golden Record. Users will travel through the Record to hear, see, and experience what makes our species and planet memorable. The user will enter four rooms, which act as chambers that unlock the functionality of the record. Every chamber is important in the human experience.

How We Addressed This Challenge

The Golden Voyage addresses the challenge by providing children with an interactive educational tool to learn about humanity and our connection to space. Our project is able to inspire young minds to create their own story that they want to share with others and help them realize their impact on the world. Everything has value and every moment we experience as humans is worth sharing with the world and beyond.

How We Developed This Project

InterstellART has developed this experience through a diversified mix of platforms. For the record cover, we developed the graphics in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Next, for the virtual experience, we built in Mozilla Hubs while gathering 3D assets, images, videos, and sound from resources provided by NASA and by Google Poly. Mozilla Hubs is a kid-friendly platform that does not require a VR headset making the experience more accessible to our target market.

How We Used Space Agency Data in This Project

Perusing through NASA’s resources, analyzing pictures, sound, music, and videos, we recognized the opportunity to create an experience that could encompass all these elements that NASA chose to share in the fantastical project onboard the Voyager 1. By studying and using the media etched within the famed Golden Record (which is available through https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/golden-record/), our team has made use of the materials provided from this site to embed in our own virtual museum, re-enacting what it may look and sound like inside the Golden Record. What we call the Golden Voyage, we hope to inspire others to share what they think is important to humankind, and what they would print on their own Record for other spacefarers to find!